Private Track Day - Buttonwillow Raceway 4/16/18

[byronj]

It was a fun day out there. Shout out to Terrance @50Deep for organizing his first track event and the fact that it wasn't a cackle. It was very organized and the guys that offered up their help and advice was great. If you evern meet a guy named Kevin with a car called @honeybadger and you're offered a ride. I recommend it.

 

[Nvrfinished]

Yes, it was a fun day indeed. I especially enjoyed speaking with the representative from Ford Performance from their Utah driving school.

 

[Gt500jerry]

That was my first track day and it was fantastic. Everybody was so helpful and boy can those guys drive

 

[Opolis]

I had an awesome time. Very well organized and a great group to be around!
So many nice cars out there it was like a mini car show in the pits.

@50Deep Really impressed with how this turned out. Thanks again!

Getting a ride in the @949 Racing car was definitely an eye opening experience. Thanks to Sonny and Dan for the pointers.

Still have to go through what little photos and video I took.

 

[Doward]

What an awesome event. Sonny and I burned through multiple tanks giving rides, hopefully they were informative for the drivers who rode along!
The paddock was definitely like a car show with all the cars lined up opposite the pit wall, cool sight.

Thank you to Terence/"50Deep" for hosting the event and having us all out to play, not a bad way to spend a Monday.

Very cool to have Dan from Ford Performance Racing School there to chat with as well.

Keep us posted on the next event!

 

[50Deep]

What an awesome event. Sonny and I burned through multiple tanks giving rides, hopefully they were informative for the drivers who rode along!
The paddock was definitely like a car show with all the cars lined up opposite the pit wall, cool sight.

Thank you to Terence/"50Deep" for hosting the event and having us all out to play, not a bad way to spend a Monday.

Very cool to have Dan from Ford Performance Racing School there to chat with as well.

Keep us posted on the next event!

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You got it fellas. Sounds like I wil need to plan a second one

 

[65sohc]

I ran the whole course in third gear which means I ran out of revs well before the braking zones going into the Mazda corner and turn one. I've been able to heel/toe some cars but this ain't one of them. I see Auto Blip in my future.

 

[byronj]

I ran the whole course in third gear which means I ran out of revs well before the braking zones going into the Mazda corner and turn one. I've been able to heel/toe some cars but this ain't one of them. I see Auto Blip in my future.

Bob from AZ is this you?

 

[50Deep]

I ran the whole course in third gear which means I ran out of revs well before the braking zones going into the Mazda corner and turn one. I've been able to heel/toe some cars but this ain't one of them. I see Auto Blip in my future.

3/4 was the gear. You should look into the SRP Pedals. Mine made my heel toe super easy. Didn’t miss one all day

 

[Doward]

Sonny, solo, in the morning session before we started giving rides:

We've got a pretty good ridealong highlight reel coming together too.

 

[SavetheManuals]

Sonny, solo, in the morning session before we started giving rides:

I noticed you guys are running RE71Rs; how are they holding up in terms of wear and consistency throughout a 20+ minute session?

 

[RaiderJatt02]

Oh man what an awesome time out there this past Monday! I finally got around to getting my video up so here you go. It was my first time out there and my first time on a square 305, 19x11, Cup 2 setup. I ended up with a PB of 2:05.97 after following Kevin and Nick all day as well riding with Sonny to learn some proper lines/gears. Still plenty of room for improvement but here it is!

And yea, I f***ed up by forgetting to take my Ikiaika helmet off before the session and it's about half as distracting in the video than it was while I was out there driving. MY BAD! Think of it as a visual G-Force meter

On the plus side, I got 2 wheels up through the Esses!

 

[honeybadger]

It was a fun day out there. Shout out to Terrance @50Deep for organizing his first track event and the fact that it wasn't a cackle. It was very organized and the guys that offered up their help and advice was great. If you evern meet a guy named Kevin with a car called @honeybadger and you're offered a ride. I recommend it.

My pleasure, Byron! In case you were wondering, you were in the car for my hot lap. Looks like you’re good luck.

Hopefully we can meet up again for some laps at Sonoma in the future!

Oh man what an awesome time out there this past Monday! I finally got around to getting my video up so here you go. It was my first time out there and my first time on a square 305, 19x11, Cup 2 setup. I ended up with a PB of 2:05.97 after following Kevin and Nick all day as well riding with Sonny to learn some proper lines/gears. Still plenty of room for improvement but here it is!

And yea, I f***ed up by forgetting to take my Ikiaika helmet off before the session and it's about half as distracting in the video than it was while I was out there driving. MY BAD! Think of it as a visual G-Force meter

On the plus side, I got 2 wheels up through the Esses!

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That Ikiaika helmet is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time. Perfection brother!

 

[byronj]

@honeybadger that was a fun session with you. I’ll probably hit you up and pick you brains about your set up later on.

 

[Nvrfinished]

Got some pics from Rob. He's a great photographer.

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[byronj]

@50Deep how much longer till we get to see the pics? Another week or two?

Thanks Mang!

 

[949 Racing]

Some pics from the event of our car on the new 19" 6UL's in Beryllium finish. Some serious compression exiting Phil Hill! (FP Springs)

 

[50Deep]

@50Deep how much longer till we get to see the pics? Another week or two?

Thanks Mang!

I would guess 2 weeks. Rob has been pretty inundated with getting out photos for guys that hit him up for fully edited shots, on top of his normal work duties. I will check with him for a date though

 

[Rgluckman]

Happy Friday! Im new to TMO. Just made an account. I was the Photog at Willow last Monday. Can anyone help me find these 350 owners? I have pics from the Track Meet!
Thanks
Rob
[email protected]

 

[byronj]

Happy Friday! Im new to TMO. Just made an account. I was the Photog at Willow last Monday. Can anyone help me find these 350 owners? I have pics from the Track Meet!
Thanks
Rob
[email protected]

Email sent but I’m the RR with painters tape 777